2017 Quilt Show

The 2017 4th Biennial Quilt Exhibit

The 2017 Giving Quilt Exhibit was held February 4 & 5 at Lamar Dixon Trade Mart. The show was dedicated to the memory of Noreen Mazzaroppi, one of the founders of the Giving Quilt.

Six hundred quilts were exhibited and donated to 36 charitable organizations. The quilts were donated by quilters from across Louisiana and from Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan and California.

Third Place: "Zoe the Zebra Says Hello", donated by Linda Wiggins to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

ACTIVITIES

Several activities kept us all busy, productive and having fun!

Block by Block for Quilts of Valor (QOV) Sponsored by the National Quilting AssociationFebruary 4 was National QOV Sew Day. In recognition of and to donate to this worthy cause, the Giving Quilt hosted Block by Block February 4 & 5. The event was sponsored by a final grant from the National Quilting Association. One quilt top was completed at the show and two more are in progress with blocks made at the show.

Both February 4 & 5, children and young-at-heart adults drew quilt blocks during this ever-popular event. Enough blocks were drawn at the show to complete 3 quilt tops with one more in progress. These quilts are destined to comfort a child in need.

pillowcase event, sponsored by Granny Hugs of Gonzales, kept those antique featherweight machines humming. Almost 49 pillowcase were made at the show.

Stuff-A-BearSponsored by Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild and one day only, February 4. Visitors stuffed bears to benefit children at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge. Seventy-four bears were completed at this 1-day event and three hundred eighty-two are in progress.

Gastric Tube ButtonsGastric Tube Button Kits were distributed at the show and how to make them was demonstrated. Visitors were able to sew their kit at the show and 16 were completed. Completed kits were to be given to Women's Hospital's NICU.

Sewing RocksConstruction of a weighted quilt was demonstrated during the 2-day show. Designing a quilt of a specific weight was explained. In addition, weighing rocks and sewing them into the quilt was demonstrated. A quilt was completed at the show and donated to a child with autism spectrum disorder.

Reading is QuiltamentalThis wonderful display, on loan from Gulf States Quilting Association, showed familiar, and not-so-familiar, books represented by the quilter’s interpretation of the book cover. The challenge to visitors was to guess the titles of all the books.

Merchant Mall

Our Merchant Mall provided lots of opportunities for restocking our stash. And Tom, the Scissor Man, was very popular.

All Stitched Up by Angela

Cottage Creations

Mama's Quilt Shop

Martelli Enterprises

The Quilt Corner

The Quilt Cupboard

Tom, the Scissor Man

PRESENTATIONS

We always wrap up the show by presenting the quilts to the different recipient organizations. This year quilts were donated to 36 organizations.That was followed by three individual Quilt of Valor presentations made by Roxanne Brown, the Louisiana state coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation.